Javier Aguilera

JAVIER AGUILERA (Vigo, 1969).
"Suicide girl", 2014.
Polychrome resin.
Unique piece.
Signed and dated on the base.
Measurements: 20 x 15 x 9 cm.

Javier Aguilera's sculptures stand out at first for their technical virtuosity, but they enclose a much broader message than they apparently offer. Using the human body as an expressive vehicle and contemporary oriental symbolism, his figures confront the viewer with the dilemma of loneliness. A loneliness that in today's hyper-saturated context manifests itself, sometimes dramatically, sometimes ironically, openly showing its wounds. Beaten beings, anti-heroes who bleed, sweat and bite, questioning us about our own existence and our relationship with others. Life in the big city, street art, anime, video games and comics also play a fundamental role in the creation of his particular universe, a mixture of influences that endows his imaginary with an enormous narrative force.